EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

B-Mets Get Even In Harrisburg

Published on June 4, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


Bobby Parnell pitched six innings of one-run ball and Ambiorix Concepcion homered, helping the Binghamton Mets to a 6-4 win over the Harrisburg Senators at Commerce Bank Park Wednesday. The victory, which evens the series at a game apiece, is Binghamton's sixth in their last seven games.

The B-Mets (30-28) didn't trail after the second. With one out, Mike Carp reached on an error and Concepcion followed by drilling a Mike Hinckley offering over the left-centerfield fence for a two-run homer.

Binghamton added three more in the fifth. After Jonathan Malo reached on a fielder's choice and Hinckley (2-1) walked Jose Coronado, Daniel Murphy doubled in Malo. Caleb Stewart was intentionally walked, loading the bases for Carp, who singled to center, scoring Coronado and Murphy to put Binghamton ahead 5-0.

The B-Mets went up 6-0 in the sixth when Josh Petersen doubled and scored on Malo's base hit to center.

Harrisburg (34-23) didn't get on the board until the bottom of the sixth, when a Parnell (5-3) wild pitch plated Garrett Guzman. Guzman added a two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth off Robert Paulk, cutting Binghamton's lead to two. However, Tim Lavigne came on an got the final out for his third save in as many chances.

Thursday, the Binghamton Mets play the rubber game of a three-game series against the Harrisburg Senators. Salvador Aguilar (5-1, 3.51) will start for the B-Mets against Shairon Martis (4-2, 3.19) of Harrisburg. The first pitch is slated for 6:35 p.m. at Commerce Bank Park with the radio broadcast starting at 6:20 on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.

Notes: over the first eight games of the current 10-game road trip, Binghamton's bullpen has allowed four earned runs over 25 1/3 IP (1.42)...the B-Mets scored their last four runs with two outs...over his last two starts, Parnell has allowed one run over 12 1/3 IP (0.73)...Carp has three straight multi-hit games, going 7 for 11 over that stretch.

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